Rank | Team | Reason |
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UK is the #1 team until they lose, or somebody surpasses them |
2 |
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You can only play those on your schedule. Nova is winning by double-digits |
3 |
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Best 1 loss team in NCAA. Dominant outside of their loss |
4 |
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Had an impressive weekend and could move up more if they beat Louisville |
5 |
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Also having an impressive season despite not having Diallo yet |
6 |
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Has been very good so far. Gonna be tested by Pitt in Pittsburgh |
7 |
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Probably victimized by the expectations game |
8 |
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Has had a pretty good year, although only 4 games so far |
9 |
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Has all the potential to move back up if Paige returns |
10 |
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Similar to Villanova, only Nova is better so far. Certain (alleged) scandals are dampening their rank overall |
11 |
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Could drop them more for losing a game. But they bounced back vs UConn |
12 |
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Had a pretty good tournament weekend, reminding the world of the Dayton animosity towards Xavier |
13 |
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Good start to season, could have moved ahead of Xavier if Cincy did better vs Neb/GW |
14 |
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They've beaten everybody by double-digits, except for Colorado (at a neutral site). Figures |
15 |
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Has beaten a variety of non-major schools so far! |
16 |
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Had a pretty good run, but ran into Kansas hard |
17 |
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nobody expects Northeastern |
18 |
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Their most decisive victory over a known school is Rhode Island. Didn't exactly impress vs GTown or Rider or IL State |
19 |
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Looked great until Santa Clara. Then lost to Providence to cap it off |
20 |
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Didn't really do anything since last Monday, but could move up since other teams lost |
21 |
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Beating virtually any non-major "State" school they play! |
22 |
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Had a pretty good run this week |
23 |
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Beat ranked teams on back to back days! |
24 |
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Probably an argument against ranking 25 teams. Maybe Iowa is the best 2 loss team? |
25 |
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UF is probably ranked because Valparaiso and Notre Dame lost on Sat/Sun. It's easier to rank 20 than 25 |